He claimed: "He did not call her a stupid woman so there's no basis for an apology. He said stupid people."

Mr Corbyn, who has repeatedly called for an end for personal abuse in politics, scuttled off swiftly after PMQs today, but was spotted watching the chaos unfold after he left in the Commons tearoom.

The chamber descended into farcical scenes just minutes later after Commons boss Andrea Leadsom accused Speaker John Bercow of failing to say sorry to HER when he said the same thing earlier this year.

She asked: "Why it is when an opposition member found you called me a stupid woman you did not apologise in this chamber?"

A furious Speaker raged: "I dealt with it months ago! The matter has been treated off, and I am leaving it there!"

But Tory MP Anna Soubry backed up her female colleague immediately.

She stormed: "If it was one of my male colleagues who had used that against a woman on the opposition, you sir, would take action immediately.

"Please, would you deal with it as you often do, in a fair way, but in the point of view of women who are fed up after decades of being abused by men!"

Mr Bercow acknowledged the language allegedly used by Mr Corbyn was unacceptable but said that he hadn't seen it for himself.

He promised to review the footage and update the House later on if action needed to be taken.

Mrs May and the Labour boss had a heated debate about Brexit earlier today, which sparked off his angry comments.

He said that she could give no guarantee over when the Brexit vote would finally come before MPs, and argued that her "shoddy" deal has no support.

But Mrs May said he had chickened out of putting down a vote of no confidence in the Government.

And she took the mick about Mr Corbyn's lack of Brexit plan - suggesting he look for it in his stocking instead.

"I know it's Christmas and he has looked in his stocking, down the chimney, under the Christmas tree, but he still has not found a Brexit plan!" she joked.

"He has to accept his responsibility for delivering on Brexit.

"He can talk all he likes about a meaningful vote - but all he gives us is a meaningless position!"

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission.